When we arrived to Bethany, we unloaded our car and ventured over to check out the beach for the first time. Vanessa loved the gigantic sandbox; it felt weird under her feet. She didn't confuse the ocean with a river but seemed to be amazed (and intimidated) by its vastness.
The next day we casually went back to the beach again. We woke up to a funky fog/haze that hovered over the beach most of the day. But believe it or not, the weather was perfect for us -- not too hot and not too much sun for us intolerant people. (Let's face it -- I'll never be tanned and I've been known to have a heatstroke.) :) Because of the weird weather and moon pulling on the tide, the waters were a little rough and extra loud. At first they were almost a little frightening for Vanessa.
This is the only day Vanessa really attempted to build sandcastles, probably because of the weird weather and tides. She decided that molding and tearing down the towers of the castle was much more fun than completing it.
Later in the evening we decided to venture up the road from Bethany and ended up at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry dock. We got there just in time to see the huge ferry take off. Then we played at a playground and ran up and down the dock to chase birds.
